Miniature rose plant named &#39;KORaroma09&#39;

ABSTRACT

A new and distinct variety of miniature rose plant, herein referred to by its cultivar name, ‘KORaroma09’, is provided which forms in abundance on a substantially continuous basis attractive, light yellow colored blossoms. The vegetation is vigorous and the growth habit is compact. Attractive ornamental foliage is formed and good disease resistance is displayed. The new variety is particularly well suited for providing distinctive ornamentation in the landscape.

Botanical/commercial classification: Latin name—Rosa hybrida. Common name—Miniature Rose Plant.

Varietal denomination: ‘KORaroma09’.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application claims priority to Plant Breeders' Right Application Number 2018/2623, which was filed at Community Plant Variety Office in the European Union on Oct. 18, 2018, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The new variety of Rosa hybrida Miniature Rose Plant of the present invention was created during 2015 at Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, Germany by artificial pollination wherein two parents were crossed which previously had been studied in the hope that they would contribute the desired characteristics. The female parent (i.e., seed parent) of the new variety was an unnamed seedling (non-patented) resulting from a cross of the ‘KORsalexa’ variety (non-patented) and ‘MACgenev’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,279). The male parent (i.e., pollen parent) of the new variety was the ‘KORaroma05’ variety (non-patented).

The parentage can be summarized as follows:

(‘KORsalexa’ x ‘MACgenev’) x ‘KORaroma05’

The seeds resulting from the above pollination were sown and small plants were obtained which were physically and biologically different from each other. Selective study resulted in the identification of a single plant of the new variety.

It was found that the new miniature rose plant of the present invention possesses the following combination of characteristics:

(a) abundantly and substantially continuously forms attractive, light yellow colored blossoms,

(b) exhibits a compact growth habit,

(c) forms vigorous vegetation,

(d) forms attractive ornamental foliage, and

(e) exhibits good disease resistance.

The new variety well meets the needs of the horticultural industry. It can be grown to advantage as ornamentation in parks, gardens, public areas, and in residential settings. Accordingly, the plant is particularly well suited for growing in the landscape.

The new variety can be readily distinguished from its ancestors. More specifically, the unnamed seedling from the (‘KORsalexa’ x ‘MACgenev’) cross (i.e., seed parent) exhibits pink colored flowers and a stronger fragrance than the new variety. Additionally, the ‘KORaroma05’ variety (i.e., pollen parent) exhibits pastel colored flowers, a smaller flower size, and a stronger fragrance than the new variety. Moreover, the new variety can be readily distinguished from non-parental related similar varieties. For example, the ‘KORpot001’ variety (U.S. Plant Pat. No. 23,954) displays yellow-orange colored flowers, which have more petals and a larger flower diameter compared to the yellow colored flowers of the new variety.

The new variety has been found to undergo asexual propagation in Klein Offenseth-Sparrieshoop, Germany by a number of routes, such as vegetative cuttings. Asexual propagation techniques in Germany, such as vegetative cuttings, have shown that the characteristics of the new variety are homogeneous, stable, and strictly transmissible by such asexual propagation from one generation to another. Accordingly, the new variety undergoes asexual propagation in a true-to-type manner.

The new variety has been named ‘KORaroma09’.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photograph shows, as nearly true as it is reasonably possible to make the same in color illustrations of this character, a typical specimen of the new variety. The illustrated rose plant of the new variety was approximately twelve weeks of age and was observed at Marslev, Denmark while growing indoors on its own roots in 10.5 cm containers.

FIG. 1—illustrates a specimen of a plant displaying flowers at varying points of opening.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The chart used in the identification of the colors is that of The Royal Horticultural Society (R.H.S. Colour Chart, 2015 edition), London, England. The terminology which precedes reference to the chart has been added to indicate the corresponding color in more common terms. The description is based upon a one-year old specimen of the new variety, observed during June, while growing in one-gallon container on its own roots in a greenhouse in Cochranville, Pa.

-   Class: Miniature Rose Plant. -   Plant:     -   -   Habit.—Compact and rounded.         -   Height.—Approximately 30.0 cm on average.         -   Width.—Approximately 30.0 cm on average. -   Branches:     -   -   Stem color.—Commonly near Yellow-Green Group 144B.         -   Stem texture.—Glabrous.         -   Main stem length.—Approximately 30.0 cm on average.         -   Secondary stem length.—Approximately 7.0 cm on average.         -   Young thorns.—Amount: sparse, approximately 0 to 1 thorns             over a 3.0 cm length of stem. — length: approximately 4.0 mm             on average. — width: approximately 2.0 mm at point of             attachment on average. — color: commonly near Greyed-Orange             Group 177B. -   Foliage:     -   -   General appearance.—Ornamental.         -   Young foliage.—Upper surface color commonly near             Greyed-Purple Group 183A. — under surface color: commonly             near Greyed-Orange Group 176A.         -   Old foliage.—Upper surface color: commonly near Green Group             137A. — under surface color: commonly near Green Group 138B.         -   Petiole.—Upper surface: texture is smooth; color is commonly             near Yellow-Green Group 144A. — under surface: texture is             smooth; color is commonly near Yellow-Green Group 144A.         -   Rachis.—Color: upper surface is commonly near Yellow-Green             Group 144A; under surface is commonly near Green Group 143C.         -   Stipules.—Length: approximately 1.0 cm on average. — width:             approximately 5.0 mm on average. — margin: entire to erose.             — color: upper surface is commonly near Yellow-Green Group             144A; under surface is commonly near Yellow-Green 144B.         -   Leaf margin.—Serrate.         -   Glossiness of upper side of leaf.—Semi-glossy. -   Leaflets:     -   -   Number.—3, 5, and 7.         -   Shape.—Ovate; apex is acute; and base is rounded.         -   Venation pattern.—Reticulate.         -   Texture.—Upper surface is smooth; under surface is smooth.         -   Terminal leaflet.—Length is approximately 4.6 cm on average;             width is approximately 2.4 cm on average.         -   Lower leaflets.—Length is approximately 3.0 cm on average;             width is approximately 1.8 cm on average.         -   5-Leaflet leaf.—Length is approximately 10.0 cm on average;             width is approximately 6.5 cm on average. -   Inflorescence:     -   -   Number of flowers.—About 2 to 3 blooms open on average on a             plant at once.         -   Number of blossoms per stem.—Typically 1 bloom per stem on             average.         -   Peduncle.—Color commonly Yellow-Green Group 144A. —             diameter: approximately 3.0 mm on average. — length:             approximately 7.0 cm on average. — surface texture:             glabrous. — strength: strong.         -   Sepals.—Number: commonly 5. — upper surface color and             texture: covered in short pubescence; color is commonly near             Yellow-Green Group 144A. — under surface color and texture:             puberulent; color is commonly near Yellow-Green Group 144A.             — size: length is approximately 2.5 cm on average; width is             approximately 7.0 mm on average. — margin: entire with             occasional extensions on two or three sepals measuring             approximately 7.0 mm in length and approximately 3.0 mm in             width. — shape: lanceolate; apex is acute to aristate; and             base is truncate or flat as it joins the receptacle.         -   Bud.—Shape: globular to pointed. — size: length is             approximately 2.0 cm on average; width is approximately 1.5             cm on average. — color (when opening): commonly near Yellow             Group 4C.         -   Flower.—Form: double, cuplike. — profile: flat. — height:             approximately 3.0 cm on average. — diameter: approximately             7.5 cm on average. — duration: flower lasts on the plant for             15 days on average.         -   Fragrance.—Light sweet fragrance is present.         -   Petal.—Number approximately 23 on average. — drop: good. —             length: inner petals are approximately 3.2 cm on average;             outer petals are approximately 4.0 cm on average. — width:             inner petals are approximately 2.5 cm on average; outer             petals are approximately 4.0 cm on average. — shape: overall             shape is broadly obovate; apex is rounded; and base is             cuneate. — texture: upper and lower surfaces are glabrous. —             basal spot on the inner side: absent. — color with first and             fully open: upper surface is commonly near Yellow Group 2C;             under surface is commonly near Yellow Group 2D. — color when             fading: upper and under surfaces are commonly near Yellow             Group 4D.         -   Petaloids.—Number: 3 on average per flower. — color: upper             surface is commonly near Yellow Group 2C; under surface is             commonly near Yellow Group 2D. — length: approximately 2.4             cm on average. — width: approximately 1.6 cm on average. —             texture: smooth. — margins: variable, entire to erose. —             shape: variable, oblong and mostly curving inward. — apex:             round. — base: cuneate.         -   Stamen.—Number: approximately 115 on average. — anthers:             number is about 115; color is commonly near is commonly near             Yellow-Orange Group 17A; shape is oval; length is             approximately 2.5 mm on average. — filaments: length is             approximately 1.0 cm on average; color is commonly near             Yellow Group 11A.         -   Pistils.—Arrangement: separate and free. — number:             approximately 95. — style: color is commonly mostly near             Red-Purple Group 58B and some exhibiting a small hint of             Yellow Group 11C at the base of the stigma; length is less             than 6.0 mm on average. — stigma: color is commonly near             Greyed-Yellow Group 162B; diameter is commonly less than 1.0             mm on average; shape is fan shaped.         -   Ovary.—Length is approximately 2.0 mm on average; width is             approximately 1.0 mm on average; color is commonly near             White Group 155D.         -   Receptacle.—Achenes stand on the bottom and wall; diameter             is approximately 1.3 cm on average; shape is round; color is             commonly near Yellow-Green Group 144A; surface texture is             smooth.         -   Pollen.—None observed.         -   Hips/seed.—None observed. -   Development:     -   -   Vegetation.—Vigorous and strong.         -   Blooming.—Abundant, re-blooms well from a trim, and             substantially continuous.         -   Hardiness.—Unknown.         -   Resistance to diseases.—Good resistance to Botrytis disease             (Botrytis cinerea) under normal greenhouse growing             conditions in Cochranville, Pa.

Plants of the ‘KORaroma09’ variety have not been observed under all possible environmental conditions to date. Accordingly, it is possible that the phenotypic expression may vary somewhat with changes in light intensity and duration, cultural practices, and other environmental conditions. 

I claim:
 1. A new and distinct Miniature Rose Plant characterized by the following combination of characteristics: (a) abundantly and substantially continuously forms attractive, light yellow colored blossoms, (b) exhibits a compact growth habit, (c) forms vigorous vegetation, (d) forms attractive ornamental foliage, and (e) exhibits good disease resistance; substantially as herein shown and described. 